Narration

1. He said to me, "When will you go to Delhi? I shall send my brother with you."

 He asked me when I would go to Delhi and said that he would send his brother with me.

2. I asked Rita what she was doing. Rita replied that she was preparing her lesson.

 I said to Rita, "What are you doing?" "I am preparing my lesson," said Rita.

3. Ramen said to the boy, "What's the matter? Why are you crying? Be cheerful."

 Ramen asked the boy what the matter was and why he was crying. He (Ramen) also asked him to be cheerful.

4. My friend told me that he was very thirsty and requested me to give him a glass of water.

My friend said to me, "I am very thirsty. Please give me a glass of water."

5. The boy said to the teacher, "Sir, I am weak in English and seek your advice."

"Read the text thoroughly and try to express your ideas in simple correct English," said the teacher.

 The boy told the teacher that he was weak in English and sought his advice.

The teacher advised him to read the text thoroughly and try to express his ideas in simple correct English.

6. I asked my friend why he looked so sad. He replied that his father was seriously I'll and there was little hope for his recovery.

 I said to my friend, "Why do you look so sad?" He said, "My father is seriously ill. There is little hope for his recovery".

7. "I've just bought a car," said Peter, "But it isn't insured yet. So I cannot take you for a ride."

Peter said that he had just bought a car but it wasn't insured till then. So, he could not take me for a ride.

8. The man said that they had been there for two and a half years and we're going to stay another six months.

 The man said, "We have been here for two and a half years. We are going to stay another six months."

9. The traveller said to the peasant, "Can you show me the nearest inn?" "Yes", said the peasant.

 The traveller asked the peasant if he could show him the nearest inn. The peasant replied that he could.

10. She said to her son that she was old and lonely and asked him if he had no pity on her loneliness.

She said to her son, "I am old and lonely. Don't you have pity on my loneliness?"

11. "Nothing can be avoided," said Caesar, "Which the gods have purposed. These omens appear to everyone, not only to Caesar".

 Caesar said that nothing could be avoided which the gods had purposed. He added that those omens appeared to everyone, not only to Caesar.

12. When John asked Marry whether she would help him, she replied that she would.

When John said to Marry, "Will you help me?" Marry said, "Yes, I will".

13. He said, "I do not wish to see any of you. Go away."

 He said that he did not wish to see any of them and asked them to go away.

14. The traveller asked the peasant if he could tell him the way to the nearest inn. The peasant replied that he could.

 The traveller said to the peasant, "Can you tell me the way to the nearest inn?" "Yes", said the peasant.

15. "Rashmi" Karan said, "I have a very important matter to discuss with you today, so you must give me your attention".

 Karan told Rashmi that he had a very important matter to discuss with her that day and so she had to give him her attention.

16. The teacher ordered Joe to stand up and asked him why he had not prepared his lesson. He also told him that he would write to his (Joe's) father.

The teacher said to Joe, "Stand up. Why haven't you prepared your lesson? I shall write to your father".

17. Rohit said to his friends, "Let us go and help the flood affected people."

 Rohit suggested to his friends that they should go and help the flood affected people.

18. I asked Priyam what she was doing. Priyam replied that she was preparing her lessons.

 I said to Priyam, "What are you doing?" "I am preparing my lessons", said Priyam.

19. I said to him, "How long will you stay?" He replied, "for five days."

 I asked him how long he would stay. He replied that he would stay for five days.

20. The boy humbly requested the teacher to excuse him and promised that he would never do so again.

The boy said to the teacher, "Excuse me, sir. I will never do so again."

21. Raji asked her friends if they were ready to go with her. They wanted to know what her intention was.

Raji said to her friends, "Are you ready to go with me?" "What is your intention?", said they.

22. The boy requested that he might be allowed to get in. But the teacher said, "No".

The boy said, "Let me get in please." But the teacher forbade him to get in.

23. "Why aren't you wearing chappals?" I ask one boy. "My mother did not bring them down from the shelf", he answers simply.

I ask one boy why he isn't wearing chappals. He answers simply that his mother didn't bring them down from the shelf.

24. The lady said to the salesman, "What is the price of this Barbie doll?" The salesman said to her, "It is a bit expensive. But I can give it to you at a 20 percent discount."

 The lady asked the salesman what the price of that Barbie doll was. The salesman replied to her that it was a bit expensive but he could give it to her at a 20 percent discount.

25. One day Mohan told me that he would become a doctor and leave Assam. I asked him if he knew anything about medicine.

 One day Mohan said to me, "I shall become a doctor and leave Assam." I said to him, "Do you know anything about medicine?"

26. "Where do you go every Sunday?" I asked the girl. She replied, "I go to the church".

 I asked the girl where she went every Sunday. She replied that she went to the church

27. The boy said to the teacher, "Sir, I am weak in English and seek your advice." "Read the text thoroughly and try to express your ideas in simple correct English." said the teacher.

The boy told the teacher that he was weak in English and sought his advice. The teacher advised him to read the text thoroughly and try to express his ideas in simple correct English.

28. My friend told me that he was very thirsty and requested me to give him a glass of water.

My friend said to me, "I am very thirsty. Please give me a glass of water."

29. The speaker said, "I thank you, ladies and gentlemen, for giving me a kind hearing. When I arrived here yesterday I did not believe that I might meet so large a gathering."

 The speaker thanked the ladies and gentlemen for giving him a kind hearing. He also added that when he arrived there the previous day he did not believe that he might meet so large a gathering.

Or

Addressing them/the audience as ladies and gentlemen, the speaker thanked them for giving him a kind hearing. He also said that when he arrived there the previous day, he did not believe that he might meet so large a gathering

30. His mother exclaimed in sorrow that she had not a bit of bread to give him and that he had eaten up all the provisions she had in the house the previous day.

His mother said, "Alas! I have not a bit of bread to give you. You ate up all the provisions I had in the house yesterday."